World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Titles from the Osiris Entertainment catalogue, including Solitary and Tricks of a Woman, are to made available to Netflix customers for online streaming. Osiris titles will be available as of October 15. In addition to the output deal, …

TORONTO: Fresh TV, in association with Family Channel, has started production on a second season of the comedy Really Me. Sydney Imbeau (Marley & Me: The Puppy Years, Supernatural) returns as Maddy Cooper, who won the ultimate contest of starring …

TORONTO: For the second season of Good Dog, a series from Shaftesbury in association with The Movie Network and Movie Central, Ken Finkleman will be joined by new co-stars Samantha Bee and Lolita Davidovich, with production to begin next month …

LONDON: Coolabi, which owns the distribution rights to Bagpuss and co-produces the hit Poppy Cat, has reached an understanding in principal to be bought by the venture capital group North Promotions for $6.6 million. North Promotions, an investment outfit owned …

LONDON: ITV Studios and ITV Studios Global Entertainment are to launch a number of new formats at MIPCOM, among them the prime-time entertainment series Red or Black?, developed by Simon Cowell’s Syco TV. Red or Black? is co-produced by Syco and …

ST. JOHN’S: Best Boy Entertainment has unveiled its slate of formats, children’s and factual series that it will be bringing to MIPCOM. The Canadian company’s MIPCOM slate includes Pet ER, a 13 episode half-hour docudrama series is about pet medical …

PREMIUM: James Cameron, who transformed filmmaking with the 3D splendor of Avatar, tells World Screen Newsflash that the next big revolution in 3D is going to be in broadcasting. A list of the greatest feature film directors of all time …

PREMIUM: MIPCOM 2011 Personality of the Year Anne Sweeney talks to World Screen Newsflash about deepening viewers’ engagement with Disney/ABC shows, enhancing the linear television experience, creating multiple revenue streams for broadcast networks and finding the next Disney Channel stars. …

Laurine Garaude, the director of the television division at Reed MIDEM, tells World Screen Weekly about the panels, keynotes, screenings and more slated for what is expected to be a very busy MIPCOM, with almost 100 new exhibiting companies taking …

For about as long as television has been an advertising medium, advertisers seeking a heavily male audience, especially a young one, have turned to sports. More recently, edgy comedy entered the mix. But lately, some broadcasters not heavily invested in …